The RHS PTSA Newsletter will take a couple of weeks off after this edition to celebrate the holidays and new year with our friends and families. We wish you all a happy holidays and a great time with your friends and families! Stay safe and healthy! See you all in 2022 when we publish our 1st edition of the new year on Jan 9, 2022.

REMINDER - SCHOOL RESUMES MONDAY JAN 3, 2022!

Just a reminder for all of the RHS families as we break from school for the holidays. School will resume on Monday Jan 3, 2022. Have a safe and fun holidays with your friends and families!

THANK YOU FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF RHS!

Thank you to our wonderfully generous community! We are so thankful and proud to say that we received 41 gift cards during our gift card drive. These cards will be such an awesome help to our Redmond families in need. Thank you all for making the holidays brighter and for always supporting our neighbors. Happy holidays!

CONGRATULATIONS MUSTANG ARTISTS!

Thank you to all our Redmond Mustang artists for submitting amazing works of art this year to our Annual Reflections program. It is always an extremely difficult process for our judges to make the decision on which pieces move forward and this year was especially difficult. Every artist should be very proud of their work, and we look forward to watching you all grow as amazing artists!

Congratulations to our artists whose work will move on to the Council level!

• Rithvikhaa S. 9th grade Visual Arts “Script for the Future”
• Nivedha N. 9th grade Visual Arts “Painting a Change”
• Lora K. 11th grade Visual Arts “One Step Forward”
• Dhreeti T. 9th grade Visual Arts “The Red Queen”
• Claire R. 11th grade Literature “Miss Mable”
• Shruti B. 10th grade Literature “This is How You Change a World”

RHS PTSA SPRING ART FAIR

Mark your calendars for the exciting upcoming Spring Arts Fair on April 30th! Due to limits on indoor gathering, we have changed our annual holiday bazaar to an outdoor spring show! Please be sure to join us to see all of your favorite local arts and craft vendors, live music, student art, food trucks, and more!

Are you a vendor interested in being part of this show? Are you a volunteer interested in helping to plan the event? Please email [email protected] today!

WRAP IT UP IN ECO-FRIENDLY LOVE

As we move into December, many of our families are buying wrapping paper for all the gifts they will be giving this year. Unfortunately, wrapping paper you find in card shops and supermarkets is often crafted from low-quality fibers coated in plastic, dyed, or decorated with glitter. All of which renders it un-recyclable.

Why not try out a different, kinder type of wrapping paper this year? How about dressing up traditional brown paper with some ribbon and maybe some pieces of fir from the trees? When the present is unwrapped, the ribbon can be saved, and the brown paper and the fir can go in the compost. Another option is to wrap gifts in fabric, this can be used again. Pinterest has many pins full of folding and tying ideas for fabric wraps. 

RHS BAND ANNUAL CITRUS FUNDRAISER

The Redmond Mustang Band Boosters are excited to announce our return to student fundraising. Please help our band students raise money for future band trips.

• Premium Oranges: $32/box
• Ruby Red Grapefruit: $34/box. 

Sales run from Monday December 13th through Tuesday January 4th. Citrus will be delivered to RHS on January 29th. Place your order with a RHS Band Student. Contact Alex Holmquist for more information: [email protected]

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